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Posted by saturn on January 4, 2007, at 19:38:46
There is a single specific word for a kind of loss of affect that can result from stimulants. I'm pretty sure the word has an l in it. It's not anhedonia but something similiar. I know this is very vague---but might anyone know what this word is? Thanks...Peace...Saturn.
Posted by laima on January 4, 2007, at 19:46:03
In reply to Searching for specific word re: stimulant s/e, posted by saturn on January 4, 2007, at 19:38:46
avolition?
Posted by snapper on January 4, 2007, at 19:56:23
In reply to Searching for specific word re: stimulant s/e, posted by saturn on January 4, 2007, at 19:38:46
Do you mean the drug is not working as well as it was? Or 'flat' effect from the misuse or abuse from using stims or the word 'tolerance'?
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Posted by Cairo on January 5, 2007, at 0:13:07
In reply to Searching for specific word re: stimulant s/e, posted by saturn on January 4, 2007, at 19:38:46
Blunted affect?
Cairo
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> There is a single specific word for a kind of loss of affect that can result from stimulants. I'm pretty sure the word has an l in it. It's not anhedonia but something similiar. I know this is very vague---but might anyone know what this word is? Thanks...Peace...Saturn.
Posted by saturn on January 5, 2007, at 0:14:30
In reply to Re: Searching for specific word re: stimulant s/e, posted by laima on January 4, 2007, at 19:46:03
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> avolition?That's it...thanks!!!
Posted by saturn on January 5, 2007, at 0:16:11
In reply to Re: Searching for specific word re: stimulant s/e, posted by snapper on January 4, 2007, at 19:56:23
> Do you mean the drug is not working as well as it was? Or 'flat' effect from the misuse or abuse from using stims or the word 'tolerance'?
> sAvolition is the word. I guess it's not specific to stimulant use or abuse, but that's what I was looking for. Thank you. Peace...Saturn.
Posted by saturn on January 5, 2007, at 0:17:11
In reply to Re: Searching for specific word re: stimulant s/e, posted by Cairo on January 5, 2007, at 0:13:07
> Blunted affect?
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> Cairo
I think avolition involves an aspect of blunted affect, in a way. Thanks. Peace...Saturn.
Posted by laima on January 5, 2007, at 7:57:53
In reply to Searching for specific word re: stimulant s/e, posted by saturn on January 4, 2007, at 19:38:46
Avolition can occur from stimulants? Is the effect permanent?
Posted by liliths on January 5, 2007, at 11:01:45
In reply to Re: Searching for specific word re: stimulant s/e, posted by laima on January 5, 2007, at 7:57:53
I had to look this one up:
avolition:
An inability to initiate and persist in goal-directed activities. When severe enough to be considered pathological, avolition is pervasive and prevents the person from completing many different types of activities (e.g., work, intellectual pursuits, self-care)but I'm shocked... I thought that was exactly what ADD meds(stimulents) were supposed to PREVENT??
rebound? poop-out?
thanks,
lilith>
> Avolition can occur from stimulants? Is the effect permanent?
Posted by med_empowered on January 5, 2007, at 14:44:58
In reply to Re: Searching for specific word re: stimulant s/e » laima, posted by liliths on January 5, 2007, at 11:01:45
when my doc upped my adderall too much at one point I found myself staring off into space, too stimulated to be effective. Is that avolition? my doc lowered it and said they called it he didn't mean to turn me into a "ritalin kid"
Posted by laima on January 5, 2007, at 16:15:10
In reply to Re: Searching for specific word re: stimulant s/e, posted by med_empowered on January 5, 2007, at 14:44:58
I'm kind of getting the impression that overdoing stimulants can lead to avolition- sort of sounds like frying out, doesn't it? I've noticed that there comes a point with ritalin where an increased dose does not increase benefit, rather, things go downhill. I don't have enough experience with other stimulants to speculate whether they'd be like that too or not.
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